Jakarta – The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has actually discovered oil spills, supposedly from the crashed Sriwijaya airplane, south of Laki Island, Seribu Islands District, Jakarta.
” We can see the anomalies or contrast of color on the sea surface. I presumed that it was an oil spill,” Assistant Operation of the Flying Force Chief of Personnel Air Vice Marshal Henri Alfiandi said at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta after performing an air surveillance on Sunday.
Indonesian Air Force personnel carried out air surveillance around the waters off Laki Island aboard two helicopters EC-725 Caracal from Air Squadron 8 Atang Sendjaja Flying Force Base in Bogor, West Java.
” We utilize the ladder track system in a range of nine miles or some 15 kilometers, and search coverage of 3 miles from the height of 1,000 feet. We observe the places 4 times,” Alfiandi stated.
The group has also discovered a lot of particles. “I am not sure the product was sea garbage however clearly it is trash in numerous types. We suspect that (the item) was part of the aircraft.”
Alfiandi has actually reported the findings to the Navy Chief of Personnel Admiral Yudo Margono and the search operation post in KRI Parang-647 ship.
A Sriwijaya Air aircraft with flight number SJ 182 thought to have crashed on Saturday (Jan 9) in the waters off Laki Island, Seribu Islands District, not long after removing from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
The Boeing 737-500 airplane had its last contact with the air traffic controller when it was at 10,000 feet altitude at 2: 40 p.m. regional time, at 11 nautical miles north of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and crashed in the waters of Seribu Islands between Lancang Island and Laki Island.
The plane took off from the airport at 02.36 p.m, postponed from its schedule at 01.35 pm due to bad weather.
The airplane, made in 1994, carried 62 passengers, consisting of 12 crew. Amongst the passengers were 3 babies and seven kids.
The search mission has involved Basarnas, the National Committee on Transport Security (KNKT), the cops, military and the Jakarta administration.
The Indonesian Navy has actually deployed 10 ships to the location, including the Teluk Gilimanuk-531 warship bring SAR personnel and journalists, and Rigel-933 warship from the Navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Center (Pushidrosal).
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